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Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading RG4 8LR
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a non-selective academy. It has 165 staff (about 143 FTEs), including 97 teachers (about 89 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Other schools nearby
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | Kendrick School | |
| 2.3 | Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | |
| 2.5 | Reading School | |
| 2.7 | The WREN School | |
| 2.7 | Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | |
| 2.8 | UTC Reading | |
| 2.9 | Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | |
| 3.0 | King's Academy Prospect | |
| 3.2 | The Bulmershe School | |
| 3.2 | Reading Girls' School | |
| 3.5 | Denefield School | |
| 3.7 | Maiden Erlegh School |
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £311 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.3, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.13, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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